Fire destroys house in Wurtsboro

WURTSBORO – A fire destroyed a house in Wurtsboro on Monday morning as a neighbor and a firefighter had to restrain a male resident of the house who wanted to rescue his dog.

Roughly half the house was already on fire when crews responded to 1243 Wurtsboro Mountain Road around 12:30 a.m., Wurtsboro Chief Tom Morrow said. Firefighters had to wait a few minutes until police arrived to secure the man who wanted to reenter the house, he said.

“The neighbor was trying to restrain the male, and the firefighter was helping,” Morrow said.

Firefighters from Bloomingburg, Rock Hill, Summittville and Westbrookville joined Wurtsboro at the scene, as did Monticello's FAST Team. They had the fire under control within two hours, although firefighters had to return later after some spots rekindled.